Hurlburt paintball fields to be moved

Published: Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at 05:11 PM.

HURLBURT FIELD — The paintball fields located on the south side of the base were shut down last week and are scheduled to be relocated.

The fields, which took up about 8 acres and had been open to the public, were shuttered earlier than expected because of the construction of the overpass on U.S. Highway 98 at Cody Avenue, according to the paintball fields’ Facebook page.

Purcell Drive, which runs along the south side of U.S. 98, was demolished last week to make room for the overpass. The road was used to access the paintball fields.

The fields are set to be moved to near the new Family Camp off Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, on the east side of Hurlburt Field, according to the Facebook page.

The campground was moved from south of U.S. 98 earlier this year to make room for privatized housing.

Construction of the new paintball site has not begun, but officials hope to get it started soon, the Facebook page reported.

They will be looking for volunteers to help with the move when the time is right.

Hurlburt Field public affairs officers said Tuesday they were unable to contact the proper people to answer questions about the paintball fields’ closure and relocation.

HURLBURT FIELD — The paintball fields located on the south side of the base were shut down last week and are scheduled to be relocated.

The fields, which took up about 8 acres and had been open to the public, were shuttered earlier than expected because of the construction of the overpass on U.S. Highway 98 at Cody Avenue, according to the paintball fields’ Facebook page.

Purcell Drive, which runs along the south side of U.S. 98, was demolished last week to make room for the overpass. The road was used to access the paintball fields.

The fields are set to be moved to near the new Family Camp off Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, on the east side of Hurlburt Field, according to the Facebook page.

The campground was moved from south of U.S. 98 earlier this year to make room for privatized housing.

Construction of the new paintball site has not begun, but officials hope to get it started soon, the Facebook page reported.

They will be looking for volunteers to help with the move when the time is right.

Hurlburt Field public affairs officers said Tuesday they were unable to contact the proper people to answer questions about the paintball fields’ closure and relocation.